Air-pump for automobiles.



G. W. K'ELLOGIL AIR PUMP FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATHON man APR-2. 1911.

' Patented Mar. 4,1919 I 2 SHEETS-SHEET l- Ill/VE/VTOR I Wff AfTOR/VEV G. W. KELLOGG. I AIR PUMPFOR AUTOMOBILES. APPLlCATION FILED APR-2.19M.

Patented Mar. 4,1919.

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ids A Ham/Er out the interposition of tion on an automobile,

To all whom it may concern manner that they may be GEORGE w. 'KnLLoee, or nocnnsrnn, new YORK, ASSIGNOR T0 KELLOGG MANUFAC- new max, A CORPORATION or new YORK.

Application filed April 2, 1917. Serial No. 159,197.

Be it known that LGEORGE W. Knnnooo,

.of Rochester, county of Monroe, and State of New York. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Air-Pumps for Automobiles; and I do hereby declare the fol lowingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the same-reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the reference-11nmerals marked thereon. My present invention relates to air compressors or pumps, such as are used for inflating automobile tires, and it has for its especial object'to provide a pump that can be readily attached tothe frame of a motor vehicle in such a position as to be driven directly by the crankshaft of the engine with- 'earing, or other driving connections. A further object of I my invention is to construct a pump and theconnecting driving element, which cooperates with the engine crank shaft, in such a readilydisconnected to permit the parts to bepacked compactly, thus allowing both the pump and its driving connection to'bestored in the usual tool box. To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fiillydescribed', the novel features being poi ted out in the claims at the end of thespeciiication.

In the drawings:

.Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view showa ing a pump constructed in accordance with my invention applied in its o'perativeposiand showing its'connecting memberby which it is driven from the engine ,crank shaft;

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof;

'Fig. 3 is a front view of the pump show- .ing the-attaching devices by which 1t is removably held imposition;

Fi 4 is a similar detail view of the pump attac ing bracket; Q

- Fig. 5 is a rear view of the pump shown 7 adjusted in an angular position, and 1 the vseveral views de'si Fig. 6 is asectional view on the line 66 ofFig. 1. e 1 4 Similar, reference" characters throughout Specification of Letters Patent.

t1ve position in front of atethe same parts.

A pumpconstructe in accordance with my invention is intended tobe used on au- T t6 tomobiles which are provided with electric AIR-PUMP FOR AUTOMOBILES Patented crank shaft is communicated directly to the pump. I

In carrying out my invention 1 have provided an air pump which is adapted to be detachably mounted on the front cross-bar, or transversely extending portion of the frame of an automobile, 1n alinement with the-forward end of the crank shaft of the motor, or engine, by means of a simple and compact form of bracket whereby. the pump is rigidly held, and may be rotated. or tilted, into an inclined position to facilitate the engagement of the driving bar or element with a cooperating portion on the crank member of the pump. In the illustration showing the present embodiment of my invention Ihave shown a pump in its operathe motor, or engine shaft, indicated by 1, the forward end of which comprises a short sleeve 2 having the transversely extending pin-3 with which the starting crank is adapted to cooperate when inserted 5 on the front The pump mounted on the front of the bearing 5, and at this point I cross bar 6 of the chassis.

is preferably detachably I provide a bracket-7, which is also detachable from the pump and has a pair of oppositely extending arms which are recessed at their ends, to slip over projecting bolts 9 secured to the channel bar by nuts 10. Thumb screws 11 threaded in upwardly extending bosses 12, on'the arms 8, are adapted to engage within annular recesses 'in the bolts 9 to prevent the accidental removal of the bracket. The .center of the bracket comprises the split sleeve 13, which is concentrio with the bearing 5, and is provided wlth the clamping screw 15.

The pump embodies the cylinder 16, secured by the bolts 17 to the crank case 18, having the collar 19 which fits the center through an aperture 4 in a bearing 7 vehicle frame directly in the pump in any desired position thereon.

The piston 20, operating within'the cylinder, is connected b the pitman 21 to the crankin 22, on adisk, or barrel, 19", havin a aring extending into the collar 19. he crank disk isprevented from displacement 45 openings 45, in. thebase of the cylinder to rod 27 is of sphericalcontour a nd'the recess gu and is carried'on-a valve stem the head, or face plate, carxyzng'the crank b a spring 39, while the longitudinally by a pin '23 which extends across one side of the crank case and'lies in a groove.24'in the disk. The latter constitutes the crank shaft of the pump and 1s hollow, being provided with a large central recess leading in from the outer end of the shaft and forming thereon, at its inner end,

pin 22 and the couplingmem r with which the clutch member on .the outer end of the extension'shaft 27 cooperates. "The head of the shaft is also provided with a central aperture .25 across which extends a pin 26 adapted to receive the end of the driving connecting member 27. The member, or shaft, 27 isprovided at its opposite ends with slots 28 and 29 adapting it "to engage the pins 3 and 26. The .front end ofthe 28 is formed on a curve as shown in Fig. 6, so that a slight angular movement of the rod in any directionis permitted without. interferin with the driving of the crank disk. In or erto facilitate engagement ofthe couplings on the shaft 27 and the pump shaft a guide member extends intb the open end of the latter. This part, in the present invention, comprises an inwardly tapering frusto-conicaLsleeve 32, provided with a marginal-flange'34, whichfits within the bearing 19 beyond the end of the ump shaft where it is held retainer 35.

The air inlet valve 36 in thepresent instance is located in "thecenter'of the piston 37 movable in a guide 38 and actuated to close the valve eXhaustva'lve 40' in t e cylinder head is carried on a stem 41 guided me removableplug42 provided with the usual hose connection 43, the exhaust valve being held against its seat by a spring in place by "a spring WIIG" 44.. Upon downward'motion of the p1st0n,' A the valve 36 opens quickly on account of its inertia, permitting 'air entering through the enter the space above the piston. Upon upward movement of thepist'on the inertia of the valve assists the spring 39 in causing itto immediately close, causing the air compressed above the iston to escape through the exhaust valve4 V In order to provide adeduate lubricatipn for the piston I provide a felt pad 47 which the cylinder and oil and so located with ma .be saturated'with fle re erence to the lower e of the piston that the latter pressing a ainst the pad, at

the limit of its downwa'r motion, takes up a little of'the' oil 'nd transfers it. '00 the cylinder walls on t e upward stroke' This pad is carried by a plate 46 clamped between crank case when the pump is assembled. The plate is provided with an.

aperture 48, for the passage'of the pitman, and'fthe aperture 49, through which the pad frorh the felt 50 the end of the bearing positioned onthe bolts 9 .crank disk. If the pin slot, the pump, 'larly in the bracket,

above the crank disk for the purpose ofxlubricating the latter, A channel 51 leads V longitudinally of the bearing 19, and distributes the oil over the surface'of. the crank disk, the escape/of 'oil atv being prevented by a, felt ring 52 inserted etweenthe end of the crank disk and the flange.34 on the sleeve 32. 7 5

In connecting the pump the shaft 27 is inserted through the bearing 4, and its forked inner end engaged with the pin 3 on the engine shaft. The bracket? may then beand secured .byI'So means of the thumb screws 11 The circular extension, vor collar, 19 on the pump is then inserted within the recess of the =bra0ket,the

ide'32 serving to. position'theouter end of the shaft 36 approximately in central. alinement with the coupling member-on the 26 in the latter is at anangle to the slot 28 in the outer end/ of V the rod 2.7,it will strike th e end.of the .rod, and in order to cause the pin to, engage the as a whole, is rotated angushown in Fig..5-'to' bring said parts into registration. en the pin enters the recess the pump is moved inwardly andmay be..rotat ed"t0 a Vertical 06 position, the crank disk and piston moving with the pump casing during this operation. When the pump is osit oned verticallyconthe engagement of a p jection, such as ,a screw 31, with a notch in the edge 'of the bracket, When thepump is properly? adjusted the clamping screw 1-5 is turned to tighten the bracket ring to securely hold the pump against accident lfremoval or displacemen. a In .the device disclosed man advantages e nst which add to the simpl icity. of the tinued inward moveme'tptnthereofwill cause pump) and its effectiveness ,in operation. The" ollow crank shaft 'isan. important element. In addition to ,making.this -with a large bearin surfaceI-have brought into the art the i ea-of locating the point of the driving connection, afforded by: the pin'2'ti', asnear to the operatingplane of the pitman 11! 21, as -possible,thus;providing the dual advantage, of reducing t: the minimum the torsion in this she n'd' the-tendency to wear its bearing unevenly. In practice I find that when the pump is located on the 124 automobile chassis-1nfront-- of the an as shaft allowanees' 'mustbe provided bot the construction of the peu'mp andits connecting driving element, cause of the prac ticaldlfiiculty-in' obtaining an accurate aline- 12 ment of the crank disk with the engine, or motor, shaft, and maintaining this al ne- ,ment at all times. The universal movement provided inltlle ,shaft27 by its slot and pin connection is not suflicient to relieve a pump '1:

a 'naoacai of undue Wear and strain in a construction in which the shaft 27 is connected to the pump shaft, at a polnt removed from the crank pin since a tendency to wabble is imparted to the outer end of the pump shaft. In the construction shown it will be seen that the enlargement of the pinnpr shaft bearing permits it to bemade hollow, thus v rear of the point at allowing the pin 26 to be located adjacent its inner'end and rovides the rim portion of the shaft, or dis 19, which,'lying inthe which the driving force is applied contributes to. its steady -and smoothoperation. Further advantages are found in the means employed for mounting the pump, on the removable bracket, which is also detachable from thechassis, as these .parts being made separately ca'n be easily assembled in operative position, and when, 20

disconnected stored in a small spacel,

I claim a's'my invention: I 1.; In a pump, the. combination of a crank case, acylinder secured thereto, a piston. in v 1s connects I v I 2. In a pump, the combination of a crank said'cylinder, a barrel-revolubly mounted. in said crank case, a crank in on one end of said barrel, means connecting said crank pin 7 and said piston, an extensionshaft adapted to be connected to the crank shaft of. a motor,

and means in the "end of said barrel adjacent which said extension sha' ft said crank in to case. having a laterally projecting collar, a

- cylinder secured thereto, a piston in said cylinder, .a head having ing bearing journaled 1n crank pin on said head, means connecting said crank pin andsaidpiston, an extene Sion 'shaft' having. one end adapted to be loosely connected to the crank shaft of a' motor, and mean'son said head to which the other end of said extension shaft-is loosely connected. 1

.3. Ina-n air pump attachment for auto-. mobiles, the combination-of a pairl of projecting bolts adapted to be secured to the machine in spaced relation to each other, a

a laterally projecti said crank case, a

brackethaving a pair of apertured spaced arms adaptedt fit over said bolts, means for securingthe arms .to said bolts, a. sleeve on said bracket, a pump havinga collar interlockingmeansbetween said collar and sleeve for preventing rotatingof the collar,

and means for securing the collar in. said sleeve. I I 4:. In an air pump attachment for automobiles, the combination of a pair -of .proecting bolts adapted to-be secured to the machine in spaced relation to each. other, a

bracket having for scour the arms to. said bolts,'a split sleeve on said bracket, a pump .havi a col lar adapted .to be revolubly fitted In said adapted-to be revolubly fitted in said sleeve, I

a pairof aperturedispaced arms adapted to fit over said bolts, means sleeve and means f or'clamping the collar in said s eev'e.

, 5. In a pump, the combination of a cylin'- der, a piston therein,- a crank'case,abarrel open at its outer end 'journaled in'said crank case, a head on the inner end ofsaid barrel, a coupling member in said head, a cooperating member, and .means in theopenen'd of said barrel for guiding said coiiperating member into approximate. alinement" wlth said coupling member.

'mounted in said crank case operatively connected with said pist@n,' and an extension shaft loosely connecting said barrel with the crank shaft of an engine.-.

' GEORGE W. KELLOGG.

guide I inder having a pistonand a crank case hav- 

